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[1] Wisdom has built her house.
She has carved out her seven pillars.
[2] She has prepared her meat.
She has mixed her wine.
She has also set her table.
[3] She has sent out her maidens.
She cries from the highest places of the city:
[4] “Whoever is simple, let him turn in here!”
As for him who is void of understanding, she says to him,
[5] “Come, eat some of my bread,
Drink some of the wine which I have mixed!
[6] Leave your simple ways, and live.
Walk in the way of understanding.” [7] One who corrects a mocker invites insult.
One who reproves a wicked man invites abuse.
[8] Don’t reprove a scoffer, lest he hate you.
Reprove a wise person, and he will love you.
[9] Instruct a wise person, and he will be still wiser.
Teach a righteous person, and he will increase in learning.
[10] The fear of Yahweh is the beginning of wisdom.
The knowledge of the Holy One is understanding.
[11] For by me your days will be multiplied.
The years of your life will be increased.
[12] If you are wise, you are wise for yourself.
If you mock, you alone will bear it. [13] The foolish woman is loud,
undisciplined, and knows nothing.
[14] She sits at the door of her house,
on a seat in the high places of the city,
[15] to call to those who pass by,
who go straight on their ways,
[16] “Whoever is simple, let him turn in here.”
As for him who is void of understanding, she says to him,
[17] “Stolen water is sweet.
Food eaten in secret is pleasant.”
[18] But he doesn’t know that the departed spirits are there,
that her guests are in the depths of Sheol.ⓘ

Footnotes

  1. ⓘ 9:18 Sheol is the place of the dead.
King James Version
[1] Wisdom H2454 hath builded H1129 her house, H1004
She hath hewn out H2672 her seven H7651 pillars: H5982
[2] She hath killed H2873 her beasts; H2874§ she hath mingled H4537 her wine; H3196
She hath also furnished H6186 her table. H7979
[3] She hath sent forth H7971 her maidens: H5291 she crieth H7121
Upon H1610 the highest places H4791 of the city, H7176
[4] Whoso is simple, H6612 let him turn in H5493 hither:
As for him that wanteth H2638 understanding, H3820 she saith H559 to him,
[5] Come, H3212 eat H3898 of my bread, H3899
And drink H8354 of the wine H3196 which I have mingled. H4537
[6] Forsake H5800 the foolish, H6612 and live; H2421
And go H833 in the way H1870 of understanding. H998
[7] He that reproveth H3256 a scorner H3887 getteth H3947 to himself shame: H7036
And he that rebuketh H3198 a wicked H7563 man getteth himself a blot. H3971
[8] Reprove H3198 not H408 a scorner, H3887 lest he hate H8130 thee:
Rebuke H3198 a wise man, H2450 and he will love H157 thee.
[9] Give H5414 instruction to a wise H2450 man, and he will be yet wiser: H2449
Teach H3045 a just H6662 man, and he will increase H3254 in learning. H3948
[10] The fear H3374 of the Lord H3068 is the beginning H8462 of wisdom: H2451
And the knowledge H1847 of the holy H6918 is understanding. H998
[11] For H3588 by me thy days H3117 shall be multiplied, H7235
And the years H8141 of thy life H2416 shall be increased. H3254
[12] If thou be wise, H2449 thou shalt be wise H2449 for thyself:
But if thou scornest, H3887 thou alone shalt bear H5375 it.
[13] A foolish H3687 woman H802 is clamorous: H1993
She is simple, H6615 and H1077 knoweth H3045 nothing. H4100
[14] For she sitteth H3427 at the door H6607 of her house, H1004
On H5921 a seat H3678 in the high places H4791 of the city, H7176
[15] To call H7121 passengers H5674
H1870 Who go right H3474 on their ways: H734
[16] Whoso is simple, H6612 let him turn in H5493 hither:
And as for him that wanteth H2638 understanding, H3820 she saith H559 to him,
[17] Stolen H1589 waters H4325 are sweet, H4985
And bread H3899 eaten in secret H5643§ is pleasant. H5276
[18] But he knoweth H3045 not H3808 that the dead H7496 are there;
And that her guests H7121 are in the depths H6012 of hell. H7585

Footnotes

  1. § 9:2 Heb. her killing
  2. § 9:17 Heb. of secrecies
Septuaginta
[1] Ἡ G3588 σοφία G4678 ᾠκοδόμησεν G3618 ἑαυτῇ G1438 οἶκον G3624 καὶ G2532 ὑπήρεισεν στύλους G4769 ἑπτά· G2033 [2] ἔσφαξεν G4969 τὰ G3588 ἑαυτῆς G1438 θύματα, ἐκέρασεν G2767 εἰς G1519 κρατῆρα τὸν G3588 ἑαυτῆς G1438 οἶνον G3631 καὶ G2532 ἡτοιμάσατο G2090 τὴν G3588 ἑαυτῆς G1438 τράπεζαν· G5132 [3] ἀπέστειλεν G649 τοὺς G3588 ἑαυτῆς G1438 δούλους G1401 συγκαλούσα G4779 μετὰ G3326 ὑψηλοῦ G5308 κηρύγματος G2782 ἐπὶ G1909 κρατῆρα λέγουσα G3004 [4] Ὅς G3739 ἐστιν G2076 ἄφρων, G878 ἐκκλινάτω G1578 πρός G4314 με· G3165 καὶ G2532 τοῖς G3588 ἐνδεέσι G1729 φρενῶν G5424 εἶπεν G2036 [5] Ἔλθατε G2064 φάγετε G5315 τῶν G3588 ἐμῶν G1699 ἄρτων G740 καὶ G2532 πίετε G4095 οἶνον, G3631 ὃν G3739 ἐκέρασα G2767 ὑμῖν· G5213 [6] ἀπολείπετε G620 ἀφροσύνην, G877 καὶ G2532 ζήσεσθε, G2198 καὶ G2532 ζητήσατε G2212 φρόνησιν, G5428 ἵνα G2443 βιώσητε, G980 καὶ G2532 κατορθώσατε ἐν G1722 γνώσει G1108 σύνεσιν. G4907 [7] Ὁ G3588 παιδεύων G3811 κακοὺς G2556 λήμψεται G2983 ἑαυτῷ G1438 ἀτιμίαν, G819 ἐλέγχων G1651 δὲ G1161 τὸν G3588 ἀσεβῆ G765 μωμήσεται G3469 ἑαυτόν. G1438 [8] Μὴ G3361 ἔλεγχε G1651 κακούς, G2556 ἵνα G2443 μὴ G3361 μισῶσίν G3404 σε· G4571 ἔλεγχε G1651 σοφόν, G4680 καὶ G2532 ἀγαπήσει G25 σε. G4571 [9] Δίδου G1325 σοφῷ G4680 ἀφορμήν, G874 καὶ G2532 σοφώτερος G4680 ἔσται· G2071 γνώριζε G1107 δικαίῳ, G1342 καὶ G2532 προσθήσει G4369 τοῦ G3588 δέχεσθαι. G1209 [10] ‡Ἀρχὴ G746 σοφίας G4678 φόβος G5401 κυρίου, G2962 καὶ G2532 βουλὴ G1012 ἁγίων G40 σύνεσις· G4907 τὸ G3588 γὰρ G1063 γνῶναι G1097 νόμον G3551 διανοίας G1271 ἐστὶν G2076 ἀγαθῆς· G18 [11] τούτῳ G5129 γὰρ G1063 τῷ G3588 τρόπῳ G5158 πολὺν G4183 ζήσεις G2198 χρόνον, G5550 καὶ G2532 προστεθήσεταί G4369 σοι G4671 ἔτη G2094 ζωῆς G2222 σου. G4675 [12] ‡Υἱέ, G5207 ἐὰν G1437 σοφὸς G4680 γένῃ G1096 σεαυτῷ, G4572 σοφὸς G4680 ἔσῃ G2071 καὶ G2532 τοῖς G3588 πλησίον· G4139 ἐὰν G1437 δὲ G1161 κακὸς G2556 ἀποβῇς, G576 μόνος G3441 ἀναντλήσεις κακά. G2556 ὃς G3739 ἐρείδεται G2043 ἐπὶ G1909 ψεύδεσιν, G5579 οὗτος G3778 ποιμανεῖ G4165 ἀνέμους, G417 ὁ G3588 δ’ G1161 αὐτὸς G846 διώξεται G1377 ὄρνεα G3732 πετόμενα· G4072 ἀπέλιπεν G620 γὰρ G1063 ὁδοὺς G3598 τοῦ G3588 ἑαυτοῦ G1438 ἀμπελῶνος, G290 τοὺς G3588 δὲ G1161 ἄξονας τοῦ G3588 ἰδίου G2398 γεωργίου G1091 πεπλάνηται· G4105 διαπορεύεται G1279 δὲ G1161 δι’ G1223 ἀνύδρου G504 ἐρήμου G2048 καὶ G2532 γῆν G1093 διατεταγμένην G1299 ἐν G1722 διψώδεσιν, συνάγει G4863 δὲ G1161 χερσὶν G5495 ἀκαρπίαν. [13] Γυνὴ G1135 ἄφρων G878 καὶ G2532 θρασεῖα ἐνδεὴς G1729 ψωμοῦ γίνεται, G1096 ἣ G3739 οὐκ G3756 ἐπίσταται G1987 αἰσχύνην· G152 [14] ἐκάθισεν G2523 ἐπὶ G1909 θύραις G2374 τοῦ G3588 ἑαυτῆς G1438 οἴκου G3624 ἐπὶ G1909 δίφρου ἐμφανῶς ἐν G1722 πλατείαις G4116 [15] προσκαλουμένη G4341 τοὺς G3588 παριόντας καὶ G2532 κατευθύνοντας G2720 ἐν G1722 ταῖς G3588 ὁδοῖς G3598 αὐτῶν G846 [16] Ὅς G3739 ἐστιν G2076 ὑμῶν G5216 ἀφρονέστατος, G878 ἐκκλινάτω G1578 πρός G4314 με· G3165 ἐνδεέσι G1729 δὲ G1161 φρονήσεως G5428 παρακελεύομαι λέγουσα G3004 [17] Ἄρτων G740 κρυφίων ἡδέως G2234 ἅψασθε G680 καὶ G2532 ὕδατος G5204 κλοπῆς G2829 γλυκεροῦ. [18] ‡Ὁ G3588 δὲ G1161 οὐκ G3756 οἶδεν G1492 ὅτι G3754 γηγενεῖς παρ’ G3844 αὐτῇ G846 ὄλλυνται, καὶ G2532 ἐπὶ G1909 πέτευρον ᾅδου G86 συναντᾷ. G4876 ἀλλὰ G235 ἀποπήδησον, μὴ G3361 ἐγχρονίσῃς ἐν G1722 τῷ G3588 τόπῳ G5117 μηδὲ G3366 ἐπιστήσῃς G2186 τὸ G3588 σὸν G4674 ὄμμα G3659 πρὸς G4314 αὐτήν· G846 οὕτως G3779 γὰρ G1063 διαβήσῃ G1224 ὕδωρ G5204 ἀλλότριον G245 καὶ G2532 ὑπερβήσῃ G5233 ποταμὸν G4215 ἀλλότριον· G245 ἀπὸ G575 δὲ G1161 ὕδατος G5204 ἀλλοτρίου G245 ἀπόσχου καὶ G2532 ἀπὸ G575 πηγῆς G4077 ἀλλοτρίας G245 μὴ G3361 πίῃς, G4095 ἵνα G2443 πολὺν G4183 ζήσῃς G2198 χρόνον, G5550 προστεθῇ G4369 δέ G1161 σοι G4671 ἔτη G2094 ζωῆς. G2222
Septuaginta, in place of Byzantine Greek New Testament

Footnotes

  1. ‡ 9:10 Originally verses 9:10 and 9:10a.
  2. ‡ 9:12 Originally verses 9:12 and 9:12a–c.
  3. ‡ 9:18 Originally verses 9:18 and 9:18a–d.